Dictionary entry details
• PERFORMANCE (noun)
Meaning:
A dramatic or musical entertainment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
performance; public presentation
Context examples:
they listened to ten different performances / the play ran for 100 performances / the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
show (a social event involving a public performance or entertainment)
Meronyms (parts of "performance"):
coda; finale (the closing section of a musical composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
rendering; rendition (a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.)
song and dance (theatrical performance combining singing and dancing)
histrionics; representation; theatrical; theatrical performance (a performance of play)
spectacular (a lavishly produced performance)
recital (performance of music or dance especially by soloists)
premiere (the first public performance of a play or movie)
play reading (performance of a play by a group of readers)
pianism (performance by or technique of a pianist)
concert (a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging)
benefit (a performance to raise money for a charitable cause)
act; bit; number; routine; turn (a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program)
world premiere ((music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world)
Meaning:
The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
carrying into action; carrying out; execution; performance
Context examples:
they criticised his performance as mayor / experience generally improves performance
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
specific performance (the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms)
mechanics; mechanism (the technical aspects of doing something)
officiation (the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty)
Meaning:
The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal / an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
demonstration; presentation; presentment (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
Meronyms (parts of "performance"):
acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
one-night stand (a performance in one place on one night only)
interpretation; rendering; rendition (the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance)
last hurrah; swan song (a final performance or effort (especially before retirement))
program; programme (a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation)
musical performance (the act of performing music)
conjuration; conjuring trick; deception; illusion; legerdemain; magic; magic trick; thaumaturgy; trick (an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)
juggle; juggling (throwing and catching several objects simultaneously)
extemporisation; extemporization; improvisation (a performance given extempore without planning or preparation)
encore (an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand)
dramatic performance; dramatic production (the act of performing a drama)
Meaning:
Process or manner of functioning or operating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
functioning; performance; operation
Context examples:
the power of its engine determine its operation / the plane's operation in high winds / they compared the cooking performance of each oven / the jet's performance conformed to high standards
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Meaning:
Any recognized accomplishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
they admired his performance under stress / when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
overachievement (better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests))
underachievement (poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests))
